What does "glagolitic" mean?

Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet.

How do you pronounce "glagolitic"?

Pronounced //ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk//.

Glagolitic

Q: What is a synonym for "glagolitic"?

Common synonyms include: bukvitsa, bukvitsa, glagolitic alphabet, glagolitic alphabet, glagolitsa, glagolitsa.

//ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet. not-comparable
"The Slavic, and Illyric language has two alphabets. The first is called Glagolitic…, and in our times, is only used in the sacred books."
2
Denoting Slavic Roman Catholic rites in Dalmatia. not-comparable
"In the case of mixed marriages between a Glagolitic and Latin Catholic, the children follow the rite of the father; but there is an exception in favour of the eldest daughter of a Glagolitic family."

Proper Noun

1
The oldest known Slavonic alphabet, designed around 862–863 by Saint Cyril in order to translate the Bible and other texts into Old Church Slavonic. Mostly replaced by Cyrillic alphabet in Orthodox Christian Slavic countries, but still in use in the Croatian Church along the Dalmatian coast, in Czech and Croatian recensions of Church Slavic.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bukvitsa bukvitsa glagolitic alphabet glagolitic alphabet glagolitsa glagolitsa

Example

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"The Slavic, and Illyric language has two alphabets. The first is called Glagolitic…, and in our times, is only used in the sacred books."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin glagoliticus, from Old Church Slavonic глаголица (glagolica), from глаголъ (glagolŭ, “word, speech”), Glagolitic spelling ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⰻⱌⰰ (glagolica).

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